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C# discriminated union source generator
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# Dunet



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**Dunet** is a simple source generator for [discriminated unions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_union) in C#.



## Install



- [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Dunet/): `dotnet add package dunet`



## Usage



```cs

// 1. Import the namespace.

using Dunet;



// 2. Add the `Union` attribute to a partial record.

[Union]

partial record Shape

{

    // 3. Define the union variants as inner partial records.

    partial record Circle(double Radius);

    partial record Rectangle(double Length, double Width);

    partial record Triangle(double Base, double Height);

}

```



```cs

// 4. Use the union variants.

var shape = new Shape.Rectangle(3, 4);

var area = shape.Match(

    circle => 3.14 * circle.Radius * circle.Radius,

    rectangle => rectangle.Length * rectangle.Width,

    triangle => triangle.Base * triangle.Height / 2

);

Console.WriteLine(area); // "12"

```



## Generics



Use generics for more advanced union types. For example, an option monad:



```cs

// 1. Import the namespace.

using Dunet;

// Optional: use static import for more terse code.

using static Option;



// 2. Add the `Union` attribute to a partial record.

// 3. Add one or more type arguments to the union record.

[Union]

partial record Option

{

    partial record Some(T Value);

    partial record None();

}

```



```cs

// 4. Use the union variants.

Option ParseInt(string? value) =>

    int.TryParse(value, out var number)

        ? new Some(number)

        : new None();



string GetOutput(Option number) =>

    number.Match(

        some => some.Value.ToString(),

        none => "Invalid input!"

    );



var input = Console.ReadLine(); // User inputs "not a number".

var result = ParseInt(input);

var output = GetOutput(result);

Console.WriteLine(output); // "Invalid input!"



input = Console.ReadLine(); // User inputs "12345".

result = ParseInt(input);

output = GetOutput(result);

Console.WriteLine(output); // "12345".

```



## Implicit Conversions



Dunet generates implicit conversions between union variants and the union type if your union meets all of the following conditions:



- The union has no required properties.

- All variants contain a single property.

- Each variant's property is unique within the union.

- No variant's property is an interface type.



For example, consider a `Result` union type that represents success as a `double` and failure as an `Exception`:



```cs

// 1. Import the namespace.

using Dunet;



// 2. Define a union type with a single unique variant property:

[Union]

partial record Result

{

    partial record Success(double Value);

    partial record Failure(Exception Error);

}

```



```cs

// 3. Return union variants directly.

Result Divide(double numerator, double denominator)

{

    if (denominator is 0d)

    {

        // No need for `new Result.Failure(new InvalidOperationException("..."));`

        return new InvalidOperationException("Cannot divide by zero!");

    }



    // No need for `new Result.Success(...);`

    return numerator / denominator;

}



var result = Divide(42, 0);

var output = result.Match(

    success => success.Value.ToString(),

    failure => failure.Error.Message

);



Console.WriteLine(output); // "Cannot divide by zero!"

```



## Async Match



Dunet generates a `MatchAsync()` extension method for all `Task` and `ValueTask` where `T` is a union type. For example:



```cs

// Choice.cs



using Dunet;



namespace Core;



// 1. Define a union type within a namespace.

[Union]

partial record Choice

{

    partial record Yes;

    partial record No(string Reason);

}

```



```cs

// Program.cs



using Core;

using static Core.Choice;



// 2. Define async methods like you would for any other type.

static async Task AskAsync()

{

    // Simulating network call.

    await Task.Delay(1000);



    // 3. Return unions from async methods like any other type.

    return new No("because I don't wanna!");

}



// 4. Asynchronously match any union `Task` or `ValueTask`.

var response = await AskAsync()

    .MatchAsync(

        yes => "Yes!!!",

        no => $"No, {no.Reason}"

    );



// Prints "No, because I don't wanna!" after 1 second.

Console.WriteLine(response);

```



> **Note**:

> `MatchAsync()` can only be generated for namespaced unions.



## Specific Match



Dunet generates specific match methods for each union variant. This is useful when unwrapping a union and you only care about transforming a single variant. For example:



```cs

[Union]

partial record Shape

{

    partial record Point(int X, int Y);

    partial record Line(double Length);

    partial record Rectangle(double Length, double Width);

    partial record Sphere(double Radius);

}

```



```cs

public static bool IsZeroDimensional(this Shape shape) =>

    shape.MatchPoint(

        point => true,

        () => false

    );



public static bool IsOneDimensional(this Shape shape) =>

    shape.MatchLine(

        line => true,

        () => false

    );



public static bool IsTwoDimensional(this Shape shape) =>

    shape.MatchRectangle(

        rectangle => true,

        () => false

    );



public static bool IsThreeDimensional(this Shape shape) =>

    shape.MatchSphere(

        sphere => true,

        () => false

    );

```



## Serialization/Deserialization



```cs

using Dunet;

using System.Text.Json.Serialization;



// Serialization and deserialization can be enabled with the `JsonDerivedType` attribute.

[Union]

[JsonDerivedType(typeof(Circle), typeDiscriminator: nameof(Circle))]

[JsonDerivedType(typeof(Rectangle), typeDiscriminator: nameof(Rectangle))]

[JsonDerivedType(typeof(Triangle), typeDiscriminator: nameof(Triangle))]

public partial record Shape

{

    public partial record Circle(double Radius);

    public partial record Rectangle(double Length, double Width);

    public partial record Triangle(double Base, double Height);

}

```



```cs

using System.Text.Json;

using static Shape;



var shapes = new Shape[]

{

    new Circle(10),

    new Rectangle(2, 3),

    new Triangle(2, 1)

};



var serialized = JsonSerializer.Serialize(shapes);



// NOTE: The type discriminator must be the first property in each object.

var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(

    //lang=json

    """

    [

        { "$type": "Circle", "radius": 10 },

        { "$type": "Rectangle", "length": 2, "width": 3 },

        { "$type": "Triangle", "base": 2, "height": 1 }

    ]

    """,

    // So we recognize camelCase properties.

    new JsonSerializerOptions() { PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true }

);

```



## Pretty Print



To control how union variants are printed with their `ToString()` methods, override and seal the union declaration's `ToString()` method. For example:



```cs

[Union]

public partial record QueryResult

{

    public partial record Ok(T Value);

    public partial record NotFound;

    public partial record Unauthorized;



    public sealed override string ToString() =>

        Match(

            ok => ok.Value.ToString(),

            notFound => "Not found.",

            unauthorized => "Unauthorized access."

        );

}

```



> **Note**:

> You must seal the `ToString()` override to prevent the compiler from synthesizing a custom `ToString()` method for each variant.

>

> More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/record#built-in-formatting-for-display



## Shared Properties



To create a property shared by all variants, add it to the union declaration. For example, the following code requires all union variants to initialize the `StatusCode` property. This makes `StatusCode` available to anyone with a reference to `HttpResponse` without having to match.



```cs

[Union]

public partial record HttpResponse

{

    public partial record Success;

    public partial record Error(string Message);

    // 1. All variants shall have a status code.

    public required int StatusCode { get; init; }

}

```



```cs

using var client = new HttpClient();

var response = await CreateUserAsync(client, "John", "Smith");



// 2. The `StatusCode` property is available at the union level.

var statusCode = response.StatusCode;



public static async Task CreateUserAsync(

    HttpClient client, string firstName, string lastName

)

{

    using var response = await client.PostJsonAsync(

        "/users",

        new { firstName, lastName }

    );



    var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();



    if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)

    {

        return new HttpResponse.Error(content)

        {

            StatusCode = (int)response.StatusCode,

        };

    }



    return new HttpResponse.Success()

    {

        StatusCode = (int)response.StatusCode,

    };

}

```



## Unwrapping



To bypass exhaustive matching and access a variant directly, use the variant-specific `Unwrap` methods.



This can be useful if you're sure of the underlying value or if you don't care about a potential exception at runtime.



```cs

using Dunet;



[Union]

partial record Option

{

    partial record Some(T Value);

    partial record None;

}

```



```cs

Option option1 = new Option.Some(3.14);

var some = option.UnwrapSome();

// You can access `Value` directly here.

Console.WriteLine(some.Value); // Prints "3.14".



Option option2 = new Option.None();

// Throws `InvalidOperationException` because the underlying variant is `None`.

var bad = option.UnwrapSome();

```



> **Note**:

> Unwrapping is unsafe. Use only when runtime errors are ok.



## Stateful Matching



To reduce memory allocations, use the `Match` overload that accepts a generic state parameter as its first argument.



This allows your match parameter lambdas to be `static` but still flow state through:



```cs

using Dunet;

using static Expression;



var environment = new Dictionary()

{

    ["a"] = 1,

    ["b"] = 2,

    ["c"] = 3,

};



var expression = new Add(new Variable("a"), new Multiply(new Number(2), new Variable("b")));

var result = Evaluate(environment, expression);



Console.WriteLine(result); // "5"



static int Evaluate(Dictionary env, Expression exp) =>

    exp.Match(

        // 1. Pass your state "container" as the first parameter.

        state: env,

        // 2. Use static lambdas for each variant's match method.

        static (_, number) => number.Value,

        // 3. Reference the state as the first argument of each lambda.

        static (state, add) => Evaluate(state, add.Left) + Evaluate(state, add.Right),

        static (state, mul) => Evaluate(state, mul.Left) * Evaluate(state, mul.Right),

        static (state, var) => state[var.Value]

    );



[Union]

public partial record Expression

{

    public partial record Number(int Value);

    public partial record Add(Expression Left, Expression Right);

    public partial record Multiply(Expression Left, Expression Right);

    public partial record Variable(string Value);

}

```



## Nest Unions



To declare a union nested within a class or record, the class or record must be `partial`. For example:



```cs

// This type declaration must be partial.

public partial class Parent1

{

    // So must this one.

    public partial class Parent2

    {

        // Unions must always be partial.

        [Union]

        public partial record Nested

        {

            public partial record Variant1;

            public partial record Variant2;

        }

    }

}

```



```cs

// Access variants like any other nested type.

var variant1 = new Parent1.Parent2.Nested.Variant1();

```



## Samples



- [Area Calculator](./samples/AreaCalculator/Program.cs)

- [Serialization/Deserialization](./samples/Serialization/Program.cs)

- [Option Monad](./samples/OptionMonad/Program.cs)

- [Web Client](./samples/PokemonClient/PokeClient.cs)

- [Recursive Expressions](./samples/ExpressionCalculator/Program.cs)

- [Recursive Expressions with Stateful Matching](./samples/ExpressionCalculatorWithState/Program.cs)



## Migration



### Migrating from versions < 1.11.0 to versions >= 1.11.0



From v1.11.0 this library now contains an assembly reference.



By default before this `dotnet add package dunet` will have generated:

```xml



    runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive

    all



```



When upgrading to dunet v1.11.0, this will need to be simplified to:

```xml



```



Otherwise the assembly will not be included for compilation, leading to build failures when trying to reference

 the `Dunet` namespace or the `UnionAttribute` class.